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Health-care staffing issues not just due to COVID-19: SEIU-West
For weeks, we've been hearing that the limiting factor in Saskatchewan hospitals isn't necessarily the equipment but the properly trained health-care workers — and top officials of the SEIU-West...
Oct 21, 2021
Saskatchewan to send three more ICU patients to Ontario
Saskatchewan is set to transfer three more intensive care patients to Ontario. In a media release Thursday, the Saskatchewan government said it would be sending one ICU patient on each of the next thr...
Oct 21, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 21: 355 new cases, 2 deaths, 76 people in ICU
The death toll in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19 reached 800 on Thursday. The Ministry of Health reported two people between the ages of 60 and 79 had died as a result of the virus. One was from the nor...
Oct 21, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel recommends lower insurance rates
Drivers in Saskatchewan could be paying less for vehicle insurance next year. The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel is recommending that the provincial government approve an overall rate decrease of 1.3 ...
Oct 20, 2021
Current public health measures not enough to stop COVID overload, modelling numbers say
Not only are COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU numbers across the province unsustainable right now, we can expect more surges in the coming months if nothing changes, chief medical health officer Dr. ...
Oct 20, 2021 (Government of Saskatchewan)
Mismatched identity documents leaves fully vaccinated Regina woman unable to prove it
A fully vaccinated Regina woman is having trouble proving her vaccination status because eHealth does not recognize her chosen name after marriage. When Genna Rodriguez was married about a decade ago,...
Oct 20, 2021
Six Sask. patients to be in Ontario by end of day, hospitals still strained
Three Saskatchewan residents have officially been transferred to Ontario to receive medical care. Another three patients were expected to be transferred by the end of the day Wednesday barring anythin...
Oct 20, 2021 (Dr. Susan Shaw/Twitter)
Shahab breaks down while discussing COVID modelling
Many people are feeling the pressure of 20 months under a pandemic, particularly as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Saskatchewan and the health-care system reaches a breaking point. On Wednesday, D...
Oct 20, 2021
Microbiologist encourages vaccinations for children as way out of pandemic
Pfizer has asked Health Canada to approve its vaccine for use in children aged five to 11, but some parents are still not sure they'll get their kids immunized. According to a recent survey by Angus R...
Oct 20, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 20: 246 new cases, 5 deaths, 3,174 active cases
Five more Saskatchewan residents have died as a result of COVID-19, pushing the total for October over the 100 mark. As of Wednesday, 103 people have died due to COVID in the province this month. That...
Oct 20, 2021
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